The Science of Getting Rich -

Gratitude Brings You Into Harmony

with the Universe

As we saw in previous articles in this series, Mr. Wattles explains in "The Science of Getting Rich" that there is one intelligent substance from which all things proceed, and the first step toward getting rich is to convey the idea of your wants to this formless substance.

In order to communicate successfully with the original substance, you must come into harmony with it. Mr. Wattles explains that the way in which to establish a harmonious relationship with the thinking substance is through a feeling of deep and profound gratitude.

You should relate with original substance by acknowledging everything that you receive. Many people, having received what they want from God, cut the wires which connect them to the source by failing to recognize the gift that has been given to them.

It makes sense that the closer you are to the source of wealth, the more wealth will come to you. And since gratitude brings you into closer harmony with the creative energies of the universe, the more grateful you are, the more good things you will receive, and the more rapidly they will come to you. To quote a passage from “The Science of Getting Rich”:

“There is a law of gratitude, and it is . . . the natural principle that action and reaction are always equal and in opposite directions. The grateful outreaching of your mind in thankful praise to supreme intelligence is a liberation or expenditure of force. It cannot fail to reach that to which it is addressed, and the reaction is an instantaneous movement (of all that is good) toward you.”

Gratitude is you reaching out to God. And if your gratitude is strong and constant, the formless substance will react by moving all the things that you want toward you.

In addition to keeping you connected to the source, gratitude keeps you satisfied with what you have, which helps in keeping your mind focused on the things you want more of.

When you fix your attention on the common, the ordinary, and the mean, your mind takes these forms, and it these forms that you will impress into the formless substance and draw toward you. You should give your attention only to those things you want to draw into your life. Since the grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best, it receives the best.

In previous articles we explained the importance of having faith that you will receive the things that you’re trying to impress into original substance. The grateful mind continually expects good things, and expectation becomes faith.

Cultivate the habit of being grateful for all of the good in your life, and give thanks continuously. Being grateful will bring you into harmonious relation with the good, and it will move the good toward you.

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